Automobile-signal.



' .F. MQGREGORY.

AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1914.

Attorney's Patented Feb. 2, 1915. l

vely 65:11- ears 1 25 new prefer tail lamp 14 will also serve to illuminate the exposed or upstanding rear signal arm 21, as will heapparent.

Coming to the controlling device 6, the same includes a forward tubular standard or post 22, which is preferably disposed directly in advance of the heel board 3 of the front seat, and wh rh is secured to the said heel board by a pair of brackets 23 attached to the heel board and embracing the standard A shaft 24 is journaled through the standard 22 and has attached to its upper end, a suitable hand wheel 25, which is disposed adjacent the front seat 2, to be readily manipulated by the chauffeur or operator.

The lower end of the shaft M is operatively connected to the lower end of the rear shaft, and to this end, a longitudinal tubular housing 26 is disposed below the bottom of the body 1, and is preferably carried by the bottom of the body, tl'irough the medium of brackets or hangers 27 secured to the body 1 and embracing the tubular member or housing 26. The end portions of the tubular housing 26 are preferably attached to the lower ends of the tubular standards 7 and 22, by means of braces 01' brackets 98 to render the structure rigid.

A longitudinal shaft 529 is journalcd through the tubular housing 26, and the ends of the shaft .ZQand the lower ends of the shafts S and 52 1: are operatively con nected, by means of intermeshing beveled gears 30 secured to the said ends of the shafts. The gears 30 are preferably housed or inclosed by cases or housings 31 attached to the adjacent ends of the tubular members 96, 7 and :22. The cases or housings 31 have the same functions as the case or housing 15) abm'e disclosed. In this connection, it is to be observed that the tubular members 7, 15, and 26 inclose the shafts, while the gears or shaft connections are protected by the lumsings Thus, the actuating mechanism is protected from dust and other extranerms matter.

T be present apparatus may be constructed in various sizes and 1:nopo1ti i11s, according to the circumstances and may be readily applied to various automobile bodies. After the contrirance has been installed upon a motor vehicle, the signal 20 may be readily oscillated or rotated .by turning or oscillating the hand wheel 25, ,which may be conveniently accomplished by the operator. Through the medium (if thejpresent apparatus, the operator may indicate to persons or vehicles in the rear, his .lX 'tentions to turn to the right or left, or to "stop, in order that the following vehicle or yehicles may be governed accordingly. 3 Thus, when the operator wishes to turn t6 the right or left,

their the hand wheel is rotated to bring either the left or right ane or surnal arm uppermost so as to be etposcd to rear the above the license panel When the opcrator desires to stop the mach inc, the stop vane or arm till. su'ung upright or uppermost, so as to be exposed to view from the rear.

, It is evident that when the hand wl'ieel is rotated, the rotary nnwenuait will. be transmitted by means of the nn'ieratively connected shafts 524-, 27, 29, 8 and 17 to the na] 20, to the ends above noted. It is also to be noted that the signal 20 rotates' a horizontal or longitiulinal axis of the license panel 13 whereby the v arms ill of the signal may be succa swung into riew over the upper edge of the license panel. When it is desired to swing all of the vanes or arms '21 out of view. the

same may readily be accompli hed by swinging the signal 20 in such a position that the stop arm 21 is lowermost or in a depernling position.

The present device is entirely meduinical, relying on no electrical connertimis or devices which are more or less uncertain in effectiveness. The present visual tral'lic signal, by warning the vehicular traflic in rear of the' nnichine, of the intensions of the operator, increases the safety of the vehicular tral'lic and tends to reduce accidents to a minimum.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is In a signal mechanism, a rearwairdly projecting bra eket attachable to the rear end of a motor vehicle, an upright tultmlar stand-- ard carried by the bracket, an arm carried by the said bracket and proiei-ting rear- .wardly from the said standard, a license panel carried by the said arm, a ln'a'iz zontal forwardly promoting bearing. a brace con-- necting-thc said bearmg and stands I. horrmental and uprigl'it shafts journaled through 

